Name: Yolanda Rostron
Language: Rembarrnga
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Yolanda Rostron was born in 1979 and is the daughter of celebrated artists Lena Yarinkura and Bob Burruwal. Taught by Yarinkura in contemporary fibre sculpture and installations, Rostron started exhibiting in 2004. She now paves her own way, interpreting stories passed down to her.
Bawáliba and Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent) My Kikka (mother), when she was alive, she would tell me these stories. I was just a little girl and she would tell us the stories in her language Gurrgoni. Read more…
Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Read more…
Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Read more…